“I don’t know why I keep doing the wrong things I know I’m not supposed to do. I think there is something wrong with my brain that is making me do them. So, that’s why it’s not my fault and I should still get to play Legos.”

I am determined at least once this year to look at myself in the mirror and think “HOLY COW. I LOOK AWESOME!!!” There it is – my first actual resolution. 🙂 If it takes bandaids on the face to accomplish that, so be it.

LOL at the persistence – you’re a lawyer so you can understand why I call this “forum-shopping.” I don’t get it much at home now that the girls are older, but it happens at work all the time!

Lisa – my husband and I are also both lawyers. My children sometimes think it’s a special kind of h*ll to have two lawyer parents, as even the simplest of questions can turn into long and involved discourses on what things mean and what is ambiguous and what is not. 🙂

I’m using the bible I received on my confirmation (so, it’s 25+ years old) and a CCC that I bought at a bookstore. I’m only using the pamphlet from that site. Can you buy something there? I didn’t notice that!

Just as an FYI you can access the bible and the Catechism through the vatican website: www dot vatican dot va. For me it’s not ideal because it’s reading online and I do so much of that already that I prefer paper, but in case it works for you, I thought I would share. 🙂

Funny, that line on misbehaving is almost identical to a thought that the character Max had last night in the book “The Wild Things” by Dave Eggars. I’m certain Nico’s behavior could not compare to Max’s behavior though!

Aww, love these posts. Romans 7:17-25 sprang to my mind when I read “On Misbehaving” If you read it from The Message (check it out online from biblegateway.com) it’s a good paraphrase/translation. I usually read NIV so it’s a nice shake-things-up for me. I’m just saying I feel for him, completely understand. As an aside I totally want to encourage you in your Bible reading. It’s always my goal to read through it once a year (not hard at all 3-4 chapters a day) but I’ve done it exactly . . . once. Hopefully this year I’ll double that.

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HI! I’m Jules.

The kids at school call me Mrs. Kendall. They see me as their book-pushing librarian. I'm also a wife, a mom to two school-aged boys, and a cradle Catholic. This blog is for adults interested in books, family, and easygoing simplicity, which means all my lurking students need to go away and find another corner of the internet. I say that with all the love of Jesus in my heart.